Drag-saw.



PATENTED Nov. 5, 19o?.

B. W. SCOTT.

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A TTU/MIE Y S the United- States, and a resident of `San .lose,` in'the to-:receive the outer ring sections 3 and 3, as shown in 4FD.- s'rnrns`A BARTON w. soort, Ossau Joss.oALlrfon'rni.'ev "i" @BAG-SAW.. p Nb. '870,474. specificaties fretten Patena resented Novib', iso?, 'ippucetion'nea Dembti. 190s. aannam-.saai 'V l .,Y` Y .7: ig'oQnZZ 'wkomf'izt may concern: longitudinalv fianges10'-a shown in Fig.5, thereby .formsy j countyiof Santa Clara and State of Ca1ifornia,',have ini vented a new vand Improved` following is a liull, clr, andexact description...

' is invention relates to-sawingjmechanism designed to be used among growing timber, and has for its object to provide means capable of being readily moved about and adapted to saw through a standing tree,. and alsoto saw the'ltrunk and limbs into sections where the tree wasfelled. Other objects relating to the specific construction andspecial arrangement of the several parts of my invention will be understood by the following descrip-l 'tion and accompanyingv drawings, in which drawings' Figure l isa 'side elevation ofa device embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a -plan oi the same; Fig. 3 is an end view of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2; 4 is a sectional side elevation oi a-double rack and connecting mechanism, taken on the line 4.`4 of Fig. 5,' Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section taken on the yline 5-5 of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is aside elevation, partly in section, of a rictional brake taken on the line -oi Fig. 3; Fig.7 is a vertical transverse section taken'on -the line 7;'7 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 8 is avertical transversesection taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 2.

As illustrated in the drawings, the main frame of my device with its connected' mechanism, is mounted upon an auxiliary frame which may be made stationary, if desired7 but it preferably consists of an axle l journaled upon carryingwheels 2, 2rL and provided with an axle ring' composed of a l'ower. section 3 and upper-section 3, having off-set ends 3b 3 by'means oi bolts 3'. The main frame consiets oi a, ring 4 having a beam 5,.secured thereto by me ns of a bracket 6 having ofset -ends 6", .which are sedured to the 4 by means of bolts' 61|. The ring 4 is\pro vided with flanges 4 forming an annular recess adapted Fig. 7, whereby the main frame and its connected mechanism are rotatably mounted upon the carrying frame. A bracket 7 is secured at its upper end to the beam 5 in any suitable manner, and is 4preferably provided .witha brace bar 7l secured to the side of said beam, a vertical section 7c extending downward and a lateral section and is secured by means of bolts 7 d to an engine 8 that is secured in any suitable manner to the beam 5,

preferably by means of flanges 83H formed on the bed plate or casi-ng oi the' engine, as indicated by dotted section 7? which extends upward 'from the vertical',l

Drag-Saw,l di which the j secured to the lower section lene engine, ofthe double crank,

ing channels adaptedt'o receive'and permit the saw beam llto move ,backward'andfforward therein, 4while carrying a sawy 12- which n1ay. be secured'v-togthe'saw ybeam 11 in an-y suitable manner. 4

` L'Ifhe gudebars'lO. mayA lform a bearing throughoutI theinentire length for lthe saw,beam11,or if desired a channel maybe made-on the ve'r'n'is of said ,barsonl thereby forming end bearings and' wearingV plates -or the saw beam, the main portion o f said vbars 1Q in such case serving simply as a 'f rame to carry and guide the saw;-

beam. An elongatedaperture .is 'formed in the 4saw beam 11 adapted to lreceive an endless track 13 shown in Fig. 4, and ,a double'rac'k bar '14 connectedl with said track.

with the beam, tion the double Y bar'16,'whi2:h is secured to,the oH-set portion of the beam. or the plate l5' secured thereto. 4The double rack` 14 engages a pinion 1 7 which s mountedupona stub which bears aga-inst the Vinner surface of the trackl3, while the. pinion 17 rotates .on the double rack.l4. A sprocket wheel l20 is also attached ,to the stub shaft 18, andthe stub shaft is journaled 4on a forked arm 2l, one

Said aperture'may be madezby :utting.en-` tirely through the saw beam in which case a plate 15 1, is secured-to the side ofthebear'n, .as shown in Fig, 1.

rack 114 is mounted lupon a longitudinal shaft 18, having attached toene end thereof, a.. roller 19 end of said arm being loosely journaled on the driving@` shaft 22 of the engine 8. l- The shaft 22 is provided with a sprocket wheel 23 A in Fig. 2, adapted to carry a sprocket chain 24 wl1`ich is also connected with the sprocket wheel 20, vthereby loosely secured thereto, as shown transmitting inotion from theshaft of the engine to the sprocket wheel 2O and thethe 'pinion 17 and rackl4. e p Ky., y,

The engine 8 may be of any desired'construction. I prefer, however, to use the ordinary automobile gasoand of about five horse power. yB ing'of the ivell known construction I have omitted from the drawings gasolene tank, battery, throttle. valve and otherw'ell known elements commonly used with an engine of such construction. nected with the throttle valve of -the engine,.,and

saw beam. l1 by means ,of

double cyli'lrclertype,v

A throttle valve lever. 236 is con-1 mounted upon a shaft 27 provided with an operating handle 27 arranged within convenient reach of, the operator. A brake is themaiu irame'in any frame, and consists of a block 2S, shown ini Fig. 6having a sliding movement-in a transverseaperture iornled in .the ring i'of the main irarne.

Lugs fl'are formed upon said ring, and provided with a hinge pin Llc'upon" also provided adapted to lock desired position en the carryingfg which is mounted a lever 29, the ireeend 29 oi which f bears against the inner end oi the block or shoe 28,

l 5 i I' l ing shaft 220i the engine.

` while its opposite end is pivotally connected by means of`a pivot pin' 29b with a rod 30, the forward end o which rod is pivotally attached to a lever lmo'un'ted upon the beam 5 by means of a pivot pin 3l, and provided with a pawl'32 which engages a notchedsegment 33 secured to said beam. By means of said lever 31 the brake lever 29is released from contact with the shoe or yblock 28, or held in engagement therewith as desired. A lever 34 is pivotally mounted upon the beam-5 by means oi a pivot 34a in convenient relation ,to the brake lever 31 and the throttle'lever 27. The end oi the lever 34 is pivotallyconnected with a rod 35, which at its rear end is pvoted to a bell crank lever 36 connected with a clutch 37 mounted upon the' driv- The beam 5 andsaw beam 11 are held together by means of a guide' plate 38 s ecured to the saw beam trame,

' and `hold against lateral movement a sector plate 39 ring of the carrying frame,

secured at its upper end to the beam 5.' One of the axles of the carrying vframe is secured to a vertical pivot lvjournaled in a yoke 1*. A horizontal yoke 1c is rigidly attached tothe pivot pin 1a and held in place when the wheels are parallel with each other by means of a bolt 1d, extendingthrough the axle bar 1e and the horizontal bracket 1. When desired, by releasing the pin 1d one of the wheels, 2, of the carrying frame mayI be arranged ata right angle to the plane o the opposite wheel, as indicated by dotted lines iuFig. 2, so that by lifting the wheel 2 the entire carrying frame on the wheel 2B.

When the device is in use, lthe beam 5 is secured to a log or tree by means o a spike 5a extending through said beam. As illustrated in to a log lying on its side. however, in cutting a standing tree.

entire main irameoithe device is rotated on the axle The operation is the same,

are arranged in a horizontal' plane. :The end oi the beam 5 is then secured to the side o a tree, thereby arranging the saw- '12 in position to cut horizontally through the trunk' of the tree. After the carrying frame has beensecured in position, the engine 8 is started by means of a shaft 22. The .clutch is then applied to the driving mechanism so as to run thesaiv slowly'until aiter it has obtainedv a proper hold on the tree or log, when the engine may be rurvat ull'speed, slackend up as the saw is nearlyr through the cut, and stopped 'entirely after cutting through the log. When the clutch 37 of the engine shaft 22 is connected with the operating mechanism, the shaft 22 rotates the sprocket wheel 23 which is--mounted upon the shaft 2,2v and also the sprocket-Wheel 20 mounted on the shaft 18, 'which is connected to the sprocket-Wheel' 23 by means oi an endless chain` 24. -As the pinion 17 is rotated in the direction of the curved arrow shown in Fig. 4, it draws vthe double rack 14 and the saw beam 11 to the right,

as indicated by the straight arrow in Fig. 4. Aiter reaching the let end oi the rack 14 the pinion 17 drops down to the lower portion oi the rack 14 and moves said rack and the sash frame in an opposite direction, thereby causing the saw beam l1 and the saw 12 secured thereto to move backward and forward and produce a sawing movement.

and adapted', to' receive' Fig. 1, the beam is 'attached' 1n that case .the-

until the saw12 and beam 5 crank attached to the-driving Ai'ter a tree has been eilt down in the manner described, the trunk and branches may be cut into sections oi any desired length, by'turning the wheel 2a into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2,

lifting. the Wheel from the ground and carrying the device on the wheel'2. The iorwardend oi the saw beam frame is provided with a handle consisting of a bar 9b attached to spools 42, bymeans of which the -orward end of said frame may be raised when desired. A hand operated latch/i() is mounted upon a pivot/pin 41 at the -l'oruard end ofthe sawgbeam frame, and its free end is adapted to be placed in engagement with a notch not in use.

new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

frame rotatably mounted thereon, a sa'w beam frame plvoted to said main frame, a saw.' beam having a reciprocating movement in\ saidframe, a A connected with said saw beam, n beam xedly secured to said main frame, an engine secured to said beam, a lever loosely mounted on the drveshaft of said engine, and a pinion and roller mounted on the end of said shaft and adapted toengage said rack barand run-'way of the saw beam. l v i 2. The combination'wth an auxiliary frame, of a main frame rotatably mounted thereon, a beam fixedly secured to the main iframe, an engine mounted on said main Aframe, a sau' beam ltrame plvoted to the main' frame, a saw beam beam. a shoe movable in an aperture formed in the main frame, a lever adapted to bear against the'end of -said shoe, a 'connecting rod pvoted to said lever, anda lever mounted upon said beam connected with said rod and provided with a pawl and ratchet.

3. The combination with an auxiliary'fram'e having a carrying wheel adapted to'be arranged parallel to or 'at right angles lWith an opposite carrying wheel, a main frame rotatably mounted on said auxiliary frame, a saw beam frame pivotally secured lto said main frame, a saw beam adapted toreciprocate in said'frame, an'engine therewith adapted to operate saidv saw beam. 1. The combination with an auxiliary frame, of a main frame rotatably mounted thereon, to the main frame. an engine secured to the main frame, a saw beam frame pivotally mounted upon the main frame, a saw beam adapted to reciprocate in vsaid beam frame, and provided with a run Way and double rack, connected with said engine and saw beam, comprising a roller adapted to engage said run-Way, a pinion adapted to engage said double rack,and a sprocket wheel connected with said'roller and pinion and the axle of said engine.

5. The combination with an auxiliary frame' mounted upon wheels, one ot which is` adapted to bearranged at a right -angle to the other, a main framerotatably mounted upon said auxiliary frame, a main frame,- an engine secured to said main frame, a bracket secured toA said beam and engine, a saw' beam4 frame pivoted to said bracket, a saw beam adapted to reciprocate in said saw beam frame, and mechanism con! nected with said engine adapted -to operate said saw beam. l 6. The combination with an auxiliary frame, of a' mainl frame having a horizontal axis, rotatably 'mounted 0n the l frame having a horizontal axis, auxiliary frame, a saw beam the main frame, a saw beam formed in a blobk 43 secured to the beam 5, as indi` 1. The combination with an auxiliary frame, of a main i double rack and 'run-Way 'mounted on the main frame, and mechanism connected and mechanism .beam xedly securedto said with an lauxiliary frame mounted 'on' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as adapted to reciprocate in said beam frame, mechanism Y connected with said engine adapted to operate saidsaw' ral d means for operating e vertical ring,

of a min fra me comprising j Witnesses JAMES:l F. CAREY, W. A. KARNS.

BARTON W. SCOTT. 

